shēng sheng

life, living, lifetime; birth

DEFINITIONS

生 shēng
  • to be born
  • to give birth
  • life
  • to grow
  • raw
  • uncooked
  • student

STROKES

WORDS

工读 gōng dú shēng student who also works part-time; (old) reform-school student
héng shēng Hang Seng (name)
tóu shēng reborn (of departed spirit); to be reincarnated; to leave home for a new life
林 cì shēng lín secondary growth of forest
qī shēng to cheat strangers; to bully strangers; (of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people
词 pài shēng cí derivative word
不逢时 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star; ahead of his time
光 shēng guāng to emit light
分 shēng fen estranged
员 shēng yuán scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
态圈 shēng tài quān ecosphere
态学家 shēng tài xué jiā ecologist
机盎然 shēng jī àng rán full of life; exuberant
物制品 shēng wù zhì pǐn biological product
药 shēng yào unprocessed medicinal herb
造 shēng zào to coin (words or expressions)
灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
鲜 shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
硕士 shuò shì shēng Master's degree student
落花 luò huā shēng peanut
一回二回熟 yī huí shēng èr huí shú unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一回两回熟 yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú see 一回生二回熟[yi1 hui2 sheng1 er4 hui2 shu2]
一回兩回熟 yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú see 一回生二回熟[yi1 hui2 sheng1 er4 hui2 shu2]
一年 yī nián shēng annual (botany)
一次,两次熟 yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú unfamiliar at first but you get used to it; strangers are first meeting, but soon friends; an acquired taste